Shloka 78
क्षुपस्य विष्णुदर्शनं, वैष्णवस्तोत्रं, दधीचविवादः, स्थानेश्वरतीर्थमाहात्म्यं
कथितस्तव संक्षेपाद् विवादः क्षुब्दधीचयोः प्रभावश् च दधीचस्य भवस्य च महामुने
kathitastava saṃkṣepād vivādaḥ kṣubdadhīcayoḥ prabhāvaś ca dadhīcasya bhavasya ca mahāmune
O großer Weiser, ich habe dir kurz den Streit zwischen Kṣubdha und Dadhīci geschildert und ebenso die geistige Hoheit Dadhīcis und Bhavas (Bhava), des Herrn Śiva.
Suta Goswami
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The verse functions as a narrative seal: it frames the episode as Shiva-mahātmya, implying that hearing and remembering Bhava’s prabhāva strengthens devotion (bhakti) and reverence toward the Linga as the manifest sign of Pati (Śiva).
By naming Śiva as “Bhava” and highlighting his “prabhāva,” the verse points to Shiva-tattva as sovereign, awe-inspiring potency—Pati who surpasses worldly disputes and whose presence sanctifies the entire account.
No specific rite is prescribed in this line; the emphasis is on śravaṇa (hearing sacred narration) and tapas-born prabhāva—key Pāśupata themes where inner discipline and devotion to Pati loosen the bonds (pāśa) of the pashu (soul).